About
Utah’s Sentencing Commission consists of twenty-seven statutorily delegated and appointed members representing all facets of the criminal justice system including judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, legislators, victim representatives, law enforcement, treatment specialists, ethnic minorities, corrections, parole authorities, juvenile justice representatives, citizen representatives, and others.
MEET THE commission
Tom Ross
Director, CCJJ
Carrie Cochran
Board of Pardons & Parole
Rep. Marsha Judkins
House of Representatives
Rep. Andrew Stoddard
House of Representatives
Sen. Gene Davis
State Senate
Sen. Daniel Thatcher
State Senate
John Kwarm
Equity and Inclusion Representative
MayKela Cox
Citizen Representative
Brian Nielson
Director, Department of Corrections
Brett Peterson
Director, Juvenile Justice Services
Rick Westmoreland
Youth Parole Authority
Judge Diana Hagen
Supreme Court Justice
Judge Camille Neider
District Court Judge
Judge Vernice Trease
District Court Judge
Judge Brody L. Keisel
Juvenile Court Judge
Judge Sharon Sipes
Juvenile Court Judge
Sheriff Michael Smith
Utah Sheriffs Association
Chief Craig Black
Utah Chiefs of Police Association
Richard Mauro
Director
Salt Lake Legal Defenders
Craig Barlow
Assistant Attorney General
Utah Attorney General’s Office
Ryan Robinson
Prosecutor
Statewide Association of Prosecutors
Patricia Cassell
Juvenile Prosecutor
Statewide Association of Prosecutors
Skye Lazaro
Defense Attorney
Utah State Bar
Pam Vickrey, chair
Juvenile Defense Attorney
Utah State Bar
Rebecca Brown
Adult Treatment
Christina Zidow, LCSW
Juvenile Treatment
Lillian Olvera-Arbon
Victim Representative